Phyxelididae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967 as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae, and later elevated to family status as a sister group of Titanoecidae. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: Ambohima Griswold, 1990 — Madagascar Kulalania Griswold, 1990 — Kenya Lamaika Griswold, 1990 — South Africa Malaika Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa Manampoka Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar Matundua Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa Namaquarachne Griswold, 1990 — South Africa Phyxelida Simon, 1894 — Africa, Asia Pongolania Griswold, 1990 — South Africa Rahavavy Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar Themacrys Simon, 1906 — South Africa Vidole Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa, Lesotho Vytfutia Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 — Indonesia Xevioso Lehtinen, 1967 — Africa Gallery See also Titanoecoidea References Araneomorphae families Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen